1. Context of the declaration

A. Treasury area of the Temple

B. Time of the Feast of Tabernacles

C. Ceremonial lighting of the Candelabras

2. Claims that go with the declaration

A. Identifying as the Messiah

B. Identifying as coming from Heaven

C. Identifying as God

3. Call to follow

A. Lead you out of darkness

B. Lead you to do right

C. Lead you to light the way for others

1. Lessons from feeding the 5,000

A. It starts with compassion

B. The answer to “impossible” is Jesus

C. The answer to “not enough” is Jesus

D. The answer to my ministry is Jesus

2. Our Spiritual need for Jesus, The Bread of Life

A. Only Jesus satisfies the hunger inside

B. Only Jesus gives hope and security

C. Only Jesus gives sustenance for today

3. Spiritually fed by daily bread

A. Daily devotion and reading the Bible

B. Daily prayer guide

C. Daily walk with spiritual goals

D. Daily prayer for salvation

1. Speaking more about Jesus

A. Because I’m convinced Jesus is Lord

B. Maintain an excitement about Jesus being Lord

C. Stay focused on inviting others

2. Removing hypocrisy in my life

A. Despise seeing it

B. Maintain honesty

C. Refuse peer pressure

D. Matching believe with lifestyle

3. Personal experience with Jesus

A. Realizing Jesus knows all about me

B. Finding Jesus is present during hard times

C. Knowing Jesus is the ladder to Heaven